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Around 20 people, including children, were rescued from the Sky Cabin ride 120 feet up in the air after being stuck on the ride for hours. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 30, 2016. (Published Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016)

A portion of Knott's Berry Farm was shut down to help rescue an estimated 21 people stuck on a ride for hours Friday.

Riders on the amusement park's Sky Cabin said the ride was stuck 120 feet in the air as fire officials tried to work out rescue options.

The ride was reported stuck at 5 p.m. to the Orange County Fire Authority, but riders told NBC4 they had been stuck for at least four hours.

A Knott's Berry Farm spokesman confirmed the ride broke down at 2 p.m. Park officials said their maintenance team made several attempts to bring the ride down before calling fire authorities hours later.

It wasn't until close to 10 p.m. that the final rider was rescued from the ride, bringing the entire eight-hour ordeal to a close. Knott's Berry Farm tweeted that all riders, 20 park visitors and one employee, were safe.